Flavia Alberghina1, Antonio Andreacchio2, Mattia Cravino1, Matteo Paonessa1, Federico Canavese3. 1. Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Department, "Regina Margherita" Children's Hospital, Piazza Polonia 94, 10100, Torino, Italy. 2. Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Department, "Regina Margherita" Children's Hospital, Piazza Polonia 94, 10100, Torino, Italy. a.andreacchio@libero.it. 3. Pediatric Surgery Department, University Hospital Estaing, 1 Place Lucie et Raymond Aubrac, 63003, Clermont Ferrand, France.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Extra-articular proximal femur fractures (EPFF) remain challenging for their intrinsic instability. The aim of this study is to evaluate the results of elastic stable intramedullary nailing (ESIN) of extra-articular proximal femur fractures in children and adolescents. METHODS: A retrospective monocentric study of children treated by ESIN for EPFF between 2012 and 2018 was conducted. We included all patients sustaining a fracture within 10% of the femur length below the lesser trochanter. Studied data were age, sex, femur length, fracture distance below the lesser trochanter, number of days of hospitalization, time to nail removal, and complications. Beaty's criteria and the titanium elastic nailing (TEN) outcome measure scale were used to evaluate radiologic outcome and assess clinical recovery, respectively. RESULTS: A total of 24 cases were reviewed (18 males, 6 females). Mean age was 8.23 years (range 5-13). Mean duration of hospitalization was 3.7 days (range 2-12). Mean time to nail removal was 28 weeks (range 12-53). Malalignment was observed in five patients, but in all cases, angulation did not exceed 10°. No limb length discrepancy was observed. Twenty out of 24 patients had excellent Beaty's radiological and TEN clinical outcome scores. No poor results were observed. CONCLUSIONS: The results of our study show that good outcomes following surgical treatment by ESIN should be expected in children younger than 14 years of age with displaced EPFF. Excellent radiological and clinical outcomes were observed in 83.7% of the cases, with a low rate of complications and short hospital stay.
PURPOSE: Extra-articular proximal femur fractures (EPFF) remain challenging for their intrinsic instability. The aim of this study is to evaluate the results of elastic stable intramedullary nailing (ESIN) of extra-articular proximal femur fractures in children and adolescents. METHODS: A retrospective monocentric study of children treated by ESIN for EPFF between 2012 and 2018 was conducted. We included all patients sustaining a fracture within 10% of the femur length below the lesser trochanter. Studied data were age, sex, femur length, fracture distance below the lesser trochanter, number of days of hospitalization, time to nail removal, and complications. Beaty's criteria and the titanium elastic nailing (TEN) outcome measure scale were used to evaluate radiologic outcome and assess clinical recovery, respectively. RESULTS: A total of 24 cases were reviewed (18 males, 6 females). Mean age was 8.23 years (range 5-13). Mean duration of hospitalization was 3.7 days (range 2-12). Mean time to nail removal was 28 weeks (range 12-53). Malalignment was observed in five patients, but in all cases, angulation did not exceed 10°. No limb length discrepancy was observed. Twenty out of 24 patients had excellent Beaty's radiological and TEN clinical outcome scores. No poor results were observed. CONCLUSIONS: The results of our study show that good outcomes following surgical treatment by ESIN should be expected in children younger than 14 years of age with displaced EPFF. Excellent radiological and clinical outcomes were observed in 83.7% of the cases, with a low rate of complications and short hospital stay.
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